About This Item

  • Call NumberMEMO_0009
  • TitleBrooklyn honors its dead
  • SummaryCaption: "Brooklyn honors its dead--George V.McLaughlin, president of Brooklyn War Memorial, Inc., tells dedication throng how some 100 borough business firms contributed 70 percent of the $600,000 to project.Listening intently are, left to right, former Supreme Court Justice Lewis L.Fawcett, Borough President Cashmore, and Mayor Impellitteri." The ceremony is that of the opening of the Brooklyn War Memorial in Cadman Plaza Park. Image includes a section of the memorial's inscription in the background.
  • Date1951
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso.
  • CreatorBrooklyn Eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCashmore, John, 1895-1961 ; Impellitteri, Vincent R. (Vincent Richard), 1900-1987 ; Inscriptions -- New York (State) -- New York ; Judges -- New York (State) -- New York ; Mayors -- New York (State) -- New York ; Memorials -- New York (State) -- New York ; Municipal officials and employees -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Memorials: Brooklyn War Memorial: Ceremonies